Motor House is excited to open its 2023 artistic season with “COPE” by Larry Poncho Brown. Works featured in this show focus on the black experience and were selected to amplify the message of “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope”; a musical revue that is also being produced at Motor House by CJay Philip and under her new initiative “Bmore Broadway Live.

Important Dates

1/12/23 – Exhibit Opens

1/26/23 – Opening Reception with Artist

1/31/23 – Artist talk with Larry Poncho Brown and CJay Phillip

2/28/23 – Exhibit Ends

Artist Biography

Larry “Poncho” Brown, is a native of Baltimore, MD. He started his first business at the age of 17 as a signwriter and he has been a full time artist ever since. Poncho received his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in graphic design and photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. His art, both fine and commercial, has been published nationally in Upscale, Ebony, Ebony Man, Essence, and Jet magazines. It can also be seen at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Howard University Hospital, and Yale New Haven Health Park Avenue Medical Center. 

Tori Munoz (she/her/hers) is the Director of Operations (& Sometimes Curator) of Motor House. Muñoz graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2015 with a BFA in Art History, Theory & Criticism with concentrations in Curatorial Studies and Theatre. She strives to use her platform and resources to provide early-stage artists with their first “15 minutes of fame” moment that inspires them to keep creating and keep established artists on their toes by introducing them to up-and-coming talent.